title: Publishing pointers.
abstract: Communication among general practitioners is a necessary part of current medical practice and written communication is the most popular medium. The first attempt to write a paper is usually the hardest. This paper provides practical advice about how to start.
authors.affiliation: North Queensland Clinical School, University of Queensland, Townsville.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hays
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*